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    Hi, I have done a few Tivo upgrades on my old computer, but I ran into a few problems with my new Compaq with SATA support.

    As I load the upgrade CD, I see that my drives are loading as hde, hdf, hdg, and hdh. Linux never fully loads and I cannot mount, backup or restore a tivo image.

    Here is the trick for users with newer motherboards with included SATA support or default RAID setups: when you load the initial boot prompt (where it says press Enter to load) you type in "linux ide=reverse"
    Once this loaded it worked perfectly!!

    A side note that I found on the Hinsdale guide: if you backup was made using Mfs Tools 1.xx ; that you should put a "b" in the middle of the mfsrestore command string so
    mfsrestore -s 127 -xzbpi /mnt/dos/backup.bak /dev/hdc
    not
    mfsrestore -s 127 -xzpi /mnt/dos/backup.bak /dev/hdc
    This is not mentioned anywhere in the interactive guide, but I did insert the "b" and it worked.

    I do have one question:
    1. When restoring an image, the interactive guide lists the command as:
    mfsrestore -s 127 -zxpi .......
    However, the Hinsdale guide lists
    mfsrestore -s 127 -xzpi ........
    What is the difference between "zxpi" and "xzpi" ?
    (I used xzpi and had no problems)

  • #2
    The order of those switches makes no difference at all - both are identical.
    Been here a long time . . .

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